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UNITED KINGDOM
COASTAL FORCES
MTB539 fast attack craft (torpedo) (1, 1948)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTB539, 1948 - P1602 FPB1602 | Saunders-Roe, Beaumaris: MTB539 | 1948: MTB539 | none |
none | 1956: P1602 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 43 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 50 |
| Length, m | 21.9 pp 22.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 6.00 |
| Draught, m | 1.70 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Packard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 4050 |
| Max speed, kts | 42 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk XII, 4 - 450 TT or 1 x 1 - 114/19 Mk I |
| Electronic equipment | type 268U radar |
| Complement | 16 |
Project history
Aluminium alloy hulled, convertible MTB/MGB boat.
Modernizations
None
Naval service
No significant events.
